48th Ten Top Women luncheon
The 2010 honorees are:
- Regina Brewer, community volunteer
- Theresa Gasper, president/owner Full Circle Development
- Julie P. Gentile, MD, associate professor, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
- Shawon Gullette, owner Infinitee Salon and Day Spa, founder of the Hope for Hair Foundation
- Joyce Kasprzak, executive director Home Based Arts
- Lisa Kloppenberg, dean/professor at University of Dayton School of Law
- Cathy Ponitz, executive director CareSource Foundation
- Rebecca Puckett, foster parent
- Beatriz Rodriguez, chief engineer of the Alternative Fuels U.S. Air Force Certification Office
- Diane Wilson, chief operating officer Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services
When: Dec. 1
Where: Wintergarten of the Schuster Center, Second and Main streets, Dayton
Cost: $60 with $20 of each ticket benefiting Newspapers in Education, a program which promotes literacy.
Reservations: Visit DaytonDailyNews.com/tentop or call (937) 225-7359 for more information. Deadline to RSVP is Nov. 26.
Sponsored by: Dayton Daily News, with media sponsors WHIO-TV and B2B magazine
DAYTON — For 48 years, the Dayton Daily News has been honoring outstanding community leaders who have made a significant impact on life in the Miami Valley.
This year’s Ten Top Women awards will be held Dec. 1 at the Schuster Center. Mistress of Ceremonies is Arundi Venkayya Cox, Dayton B2B editor and print assignment editor for the Dayton Daily News.
“The Dayton Daily News is proud to honor Miami Valley’s Ten Top Women,” said Alex Taylor, Cox Media Group vice president. “These women represent the very best our region has to offer, and their stories provide us all with great lessons and inspiration. With this recognition, we offer them our deepest respect and congratulations.”
A total of 470 women have been honored since the award’s inception and a record-breaking number of nominations were received this year. Judges included Steve Petitjean, senior vice president at Fifth Third Bank; Colleen Ryan, vice president of strategic communications, Dayton Development Coalition; Charles Taylor, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Wright State University; Willis Bing Davis, artist and owner of EbonNia Gallery and Valerie Lee, a previous Ten Top Women recipient.
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2440 or MMoss@Dayton DailyNews.com.
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